Ostercappeln

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Ostercappeln
Saint Lambert Church
Saint Lambert Church
Coat of arms of Ostercappeln
Coat of arms
Location of Ostercappeln within Osnabrück district
Ostercappeln is located in Germany
Ostercappeln
Ostercappeln
Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E / 52.350°N 8.233°E / 52.350; 8.233Coordinates: 52°21′N 08°14′E / 52.350°N 8.233°E / 52.350; 8.233
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictOsnabrück
Subdivisions3
Government
 • MayorRainer Ellermann (CDU)
Area
 • Total100.18 km2 (38.68 sq mi)
Elevation
73 m (240 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total9,773
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
49179
Dialling codes05473
Vehicle registrationOS
Websitewww.ostercappeln.de

Ostercappeln is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Wiehengebirge, approx. 15 km northeast of Osnabrück. The municipality is made up of three villages, Ostercappeln, Venne and Schwagstorf, along the Bundesstraße 218. Ostercappeln is the location of the St. Raphael hospital, which serves a general hospital for the surrounding municipalities and as a center for pulmonary diseases for the district.

Mayor[]

Since 2001: Rainer Ellermann

  • Mill island in Venne

  • Replica of an Iron Age house in Darpvenne

  • Ludwig Windthorst Memorial

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine I"

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine II"

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Darpvenner Steine III"

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Driehauser Steine"

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort I"

  • Megalithic chambered tomb "Dübberort II"

International relations[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Ostercappeln is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of Ostercappeln[]

Ludwig Windthorst in 1872

References[]

  1. ^ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.


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